Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Foundation degree Health and Social Care, or equivalent level 5 qualification
• GCSEs, including grade 4-9 in English and Maths or equivalent(s), i.e. Functional Skills Level 2

Desirable

• Completion of the NHS care certificate

Experience working with Children

Essential

• Experience working directly with children and young people
• Substantial experience of working in a health and/or care setting

Desirable

• Experience working with children with additional and complex needs
• Experience of delivering intervention programmes
• Working with professionals from other agencies i.e. health, social care or education

Communication

Essential

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Understanding of child development
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Able to organise, plan and prioritise own workload
• Good time management skills
• Computer literacy and key board skills i.e. email, word processing and file management

Desirable

• Knowledge of trust safeguarding procedures
• Knowledge of the NHS values and priorities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 March 2026